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2. What is considered 'obese' — and does it mean you aren't ...

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   Here are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s numbers of what constitutes obesity based on BMI for adults age 20 and older: Underweight: BMI less than 18.5. Healthy weight: BMI 18.5 ...

3. Human body weight - Wikipedia

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   Excess or reduced body weight is regarded as an indicator of determining a person's health, with body volume measurement providing an extra dimension by calculating the distribution of body weight. Average adult human weight varies by continent, from about 60 kg (130 lb) in Asia and Africa to about 80 kg (180 lb) in North America, with men on ...

4. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal ...

5. The Average American Woman Weighs This Much - AOL

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   Mental health: Emotional well-being, self-esteem, and coping mechanisms all play a role in weight maintenance. 6 Tips for Healthy Weight Management Healthy weight management is a lifelong process.

6. Body roundness index - Wikipedia

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   Ranges of healthy body roundness have been established to accurately classify people with healthy fat mass compared to obese people who are at risk for morbidities. [ 1 ] Compared to traditional metrics, such as the body mass index (BMI), (which uses weight and height), BRI may improve predictions of the amount of body fat and the volume of ...

7. The number of people considered a 'healthy weight' is ... - AOL

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   For most people, BMI can provide a general idea if you’re in a healthy weight range, Dr. Mir Ali, medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in ...

8. Classification of obesity - Wikipedia

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   The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies obesity by body mass index (BMI). BMI is further evaluated in terms of fat distribution via the waist–hip ratio and total cardiovascular risk factors. [2] [3] In children, a healthy weight varies with sex and age, and obesity determination is in relation to a historical normal group. [4]

9. Obesity will affect over half of adults in 25 years, study ...

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   A team of researchers found that in 2021, one billion men and 1.11 billion women over 25 years of age worldwide qualified as overweight or obese — twice as many as in 1990.